Basic Conditions of Urban Households
Item 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003
Number of Households Surveyed (household) 35660 35520 42220 43840 45317 48028
Average Household Size (person) 3.50 3.23 3.13 3.10 3.04 3.01
Average Number of Employed Persons per Household (persons) 1.98 1.87 1.68 1.65 1.58 1.58
Percentage of Employment per Household (%) 56.57 57.89 53.67 53.23 51.97 52.49
Number of Persons Supported by Each Employee (including the employee himself or herself) (person) 1.77 1.73 1.86 1.88 1.92 1.91
Per-Capita Annual Income (yuan) 1516.21 4279.02 6295.91 6868.88 8177.40 9061.2
Disposable Income 1510.16 4282.95 6279.98 6859.58 7702.80 8472.2
  Income of Wages and Salaries 1149.70 3390.21 4480.50 4829.86 5739.96 6410.2
  Net Income From Management 22.50 72.62 246.24 274.05 332.16 403.8
  Property Income 15.60 90.43 128.38 134.62 102.12 135.0
  Transfer Income 328.41 725.76 1440.78 1630.36 2003.16 2112.2
  Income From Selling Property 6.58 9.07 20.90 38.20 47.88  
Per-Capita Annual Living Expenditures for Consumption (yuan) 1278.89 3537.57 4998.00 5309.01 6029.88 6510.9
  Food 693.77 1771.99 1971.32 2027.99 2271.84  
  Clothing 170.90 479.20 500.46 533.66 590.88  
  Household Facilities, Articles and Service 108.45 263.36 374.49 376.22 388.68  
  Medicine and Medical Service 25.67 110.11 318.07 343.28 430.08  
  Transport, Post and Per-Capita Services 40.51 183.22 426.95 493.94 626.04  
  Educational, Cultural and Recreational Services 112.26 331.01 669.58 736.63 902.28  
  Residence 60.86 283.76 565.29 610.67 624.36  
  Miscellaneous Commodities and Services 66.57 114.92 171.83 186.61 195.84  
Composition of Per-Capita Annual Living Expenditures for Consumption (%)            
  Food 54.25 50.09 39.44 38.20 37.68  
  Clothing 13.36 13.55 10.01 10.05 9.80  
  Household Facilities, Articles and Service 10.14 7.44 7.49 7.09 6.45  
  Medicine and Medical Service 2.01 3.11 6.36 6.47 7.13  
  Transport, Post and Per-Capita Services 1.20 5.18 8.54 9.30 10.38  
  Educational Cultural and Recreational Services 11.12 9.36 13.40 13.88 14.96  
  Residence 6.98 8.02 11.31 11.50 10.35  
  Miscellaneous Commodities and Services 0.94 3.25 3.44 3.51 3.25  
a) Data from are obtained from sample survey on income and expenditures of urban households.
b) Since 200, the objects of urban households survey are the permanent residents of city districts and county towns. The relative data in the chapter are calculated according to the new standard, and historal data have been adjusted accordingly.